Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana and Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois were recently on a team led by the Georgia Institute of Technology to get a look at what happens inside...
🔬 RESEARCH: University of Illinois Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory researchers discovered that a type of catalyst made up of multiple elements is more stable and durable than other catalysts, which often degrade quickly. The catalyst is...
Glouster, Ohio, startup Re-POWER Second Life Battery Network will recycle lithium-ion batteries for additional use in other applications in a traditionally underserved rural area, reports Energy News Network. The group aims to...
The Energy News Network recently released its 40 Under 40 list and two honorees are from the same Chicago startup, Volexion, which develops advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries. Both CEO Damien Despinoy...
The Energy News Network reports on an Illinois utility’s use of an innovative solar battery system to reduce outages in a “geographically challenging area.” Here are the highlights: Ameren installed the lithium-ion battery...
Happy Tuesday, readers! Tesla isn’t the only entity making headlines with battery news over the past week. Battery technological advances are occurring right here in the Midwest. That’s where we start today’s...
🔋 BATTERIES: Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory employed an artificial intelligence technique called active learning to help speed up the identification of molecules called redoxmers that are ideal for use as a...
Good Thursday afternoon, readers. Today’s cleantech headlines contain a slew of research in different stages of development. Higher education institutions and federal government-supported entities are leading the charge, along with private sector...
Happy Thursday afternoon, readers. Today’s top tech news hits like a ton of bricks. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that red bricks can be used to store electricity. Chemists developed a method...
🔋 BATTERIES: Argonne National Laboratory has made progress on better performing lithium-ion batteries with a new anode material. The material had been developed for sodium-ion batteries, but it is showing promise with...
